Martin hired at Apollo Group as senior vice president

by John McLean - Oct. 7, 2010 12:00 AMArizona Business Gazette

Sean B.W. Martin has joined the University of Phoenix's parent company, Apollo Group Inc.,as senior vice president, general counsel and secretary. Previously, he was with Amgen, a Fortune 500 biotechnology company, where he served as vice president of corporate law and assistant secretary. Martin has 20 years of legal experience. Martin received his law degree from Harvard Law School, where he graduated magna cum laude.

Promotions and hires

 Brooke K. Allison, Andrew E. Dudley and Jonathan T. Hasebe joined Gallagher & Kennedy in Phoenix as associates. Allison practices corporate law and bankruptcy law. She received her law degree with distinction from the University of Nebraska in 2010. Dudley practices environmental and natural-resources law. He received his law degree magna cum laude from Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University in 2010. Hasebe practices general-commercial litigation. He received his law degree from Vanderbilt University Law School in 2010.

 Fennemore Craig launched an Asia Practice Group, an interdisciplinary group of legal professionals assisting U.S.-based clients doing business in the Asia region and Asia-based clients doing business in the U.S. The new group is chaired by Leonardo Loo.

 Robert D. Dalager, a shareholder at Gallagher & Kennedy in Phoenix, has been appointed by Mayor Phil Gordon as chairman of the Phoenix Citizens Transit Commission, which oversees transit expenditures. Dalager practices governmental affairs and land-use law. He received his law degree from Creighton University in 1986.

Awards and honors

 Three Jennings Strouss & Salmon attorneys will be inducted into the 2010 Maricopa County Bar Hall of Fame on Oct. 20. They are Sen. Jon Kyl, Philip A. Robbins and Gary L. Stuart.

 Marian Zapata-Rossa, an attorney at Quarles & Brady in Phoenix, and her husband, Miguel Munguia, a sales manager at the Phoenix Convention Center, have been selected as one of seven "2010 Arizona Finest Couples" by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation- Arizona chapter. They are honored for their success in business, leadership in the community and in their fundraising commitment to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

 Dawn C. Valdivia, a partner at Quarles & Brady in Phoenix, has been selected as a "40 Hispanic Leaders Under 40" honoree by Phoenix's Univision Radio and Chicanos Por La Causa Inc. She focuses on labor and employment practice representing clients in workplace discrimination, employee discipline and termination, employer policies, and compliance with state and federal labor and employment laws. Valdivia received her law degree from the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law in 2000.

 Ryder Houston, office manager for Stinson Morrison Hecker in Phoenix, received the Patriotic Employer Award from the Department of Defense National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve in recognition of his support of systems analyst Will Babbit during his tour of duty in Iraq.